burn down

VERB

refute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict counter disprove expose oppose quash rebut repudiate squelch

STRONG

abnegate break burn cancel confute contend contravene convict crush debate demolish disclaim dispute evert explode gainsay invalidate negate overthrow parry silence top

WEAK

argue against blow sky-high cancel out disconfirm dispose of give the lie to give thumbs down to reply to shoot down shoot full of holes show up take a stand against tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree aid allow approve assist concede help support

STRONG

concur endorse fix give in go along lose permit prove release surrender uphold yield

WEAK

ratify sanction

Example Sentences

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Fire can cook food or it can burn down your house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"It's about understanding that if you've got yourselves a disposable barbecue make sure that you're putting down slabs, so that it doesn't burn down to the grass and catch fire."

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

The idea was to deny wind-borne embers fuel that can burn down dwellings — a problem fresh on lawmakers’ minds after Oregon’s devastating 2020 fire season destroyed more than 2,000 homes.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

This feeling, of having your home burn down … to me, this is a different feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

The color-striped candle would burn down to the fuse at six-thirty; whoever was working there would be at the other end of the room.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

burn down

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